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Arjuna Ranatunga
Arjuna Ranatunga
Born: 1 December 1963, Colombo
Major Teams: Sinhalese Sports Club, Sri Lanka.
Known As: Arjuna Ranatunga
Pronounced: Arjuna Ranatunga
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (PSS), Only Test, 1981/82
Latest Test: Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 2000/01
ODI Debut: Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), 2nd ODI, 1981/82
Latest ODI: Sri Lanka v Kenya at Southampton, World Cup, 1999
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1999
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 06/08/2000)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 93 155 12 5105 135* 35.69 4 38 47 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 395.3 114 1040 16 65.00 2-17 0 0 148.3 2.62
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 30/05/1999)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 269 255 47 7456 131* 35.84 77.91 4 49 63 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 785 21 3757 79 47.55 4-14 1 0 59.6 4.78
FIRST-CLASS
(1981/82 - 2000/01)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 205 295 32 11641 238* 44.26 25 63 108 0
O R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1182.4 3085 94 32.81 5-45 2 0 75.4 2.60
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1981/82 - 2000/01)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 307 290 53 8491 131* 35.82 4 55 78 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 889.4+ 4255 98 43.41 4-14 2 0 55.6 4.75
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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This stockily built left hand batsman led Sri Lanka to their
greatest cricketing triumph, the 1996 World Cup. His innovative
captaincy took a Sri Lanka team given little chance prior to the
competition to cricket's greatest prize. He made his debut in Sri Lanka's
inaugural Test at the age of 18, and made his country's first
Test half-century.
A dominant figure on
cricket fields all over the world for nearly 20 years, he never
shied from confrontation, defending his players and rights to the
hilt.
Despite his relative inability to scamper the quick single
which is considered essential in one-day cricket, Ranatunga had
an uncanny ability to keep the scoreboard ticking over using deft
placement on both sides of the wicket, combined with fluent
driving through the offside in particular. He was a deceptive
and useful medium pace bowler, although his bowling was seen
rarely in the later part of his career. He lost the captaincy
following Sri Lanka's poor showing in the 1999 World Cup, and retired from
international cricket a year later, but his
contribution to Sri Lankan cricket is immeasurable.
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